TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women's basketball program will play its final home game of the 2024-25 regular season on Saturday, March 1, taking on Central Michigan at 2:00 p.m. at Savage Arena. The matchup will air on ESPN+ with radio on WCWA 1230 AM and The Varsity Network app.
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The Rockets (20-6, 11-4 MAC) are in second place in the MAC standings and hold the tiebreaker over Buffalo for the 2-seed with three games to play. Toledo is two games behind Ball State for first place. Central Michigan is tied for seventh, two games ahead of Northern Illinois for a MAC Tournament position.
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Toledo completed the regular-season sweep of Buffalo on Wednesday in a 71-68 victory at Savage Arena. The Rockets shot a season-best 62.8% from the field. Faith Fedd Robinson led with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting, adding four assists and three rebounds.
Khera Goss and
Sammi Mikonowicz each had 13 points, with Goss doing so on 4-of-6 from the three-point line.
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The Chippewas dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Ball State at home on Wednesday, 60-58. Madi Morson scored 26 points on 11-of-29 shooting to lead Central Michigan.
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Following the game, Toledo will honor five graduating seniors for their contributions to the program –
Nan Garcia,
Khera Goss,
Sammi Mikonowicz,
Jessica Cook and
Hannah Noveroske.
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General parking is available in lots 1, 2 and 10 and premium parking is available in lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 18.
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Toledo leads the all-time series, 57-36 and is 30-12 in the Glass City. The Rockets won a tight tussle in Mt. Pleasant, 71-66, on Jan. 11.
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Toledo (20-6, 11-4 MAC) vs. Central Michigan (12-15, 7-8 MAC)
Saturday, March 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Toledo, Ohio/Savage Arena |Â Live Stats | Tickets
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WATCH: ESPN+ (Mason Lowry and Rhett Boyd)
LISTEN:Â
The Varsity Network/WCWA 1230 AM (Jim Heller)
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All-Time:Â Toledo, 57-36
Last Meeting: Toledo 71, Central Michigan 66 – Jan. 11, 2025, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Honoring the Senior Class
- Toledo will honor one of the most successful senior classes in program history on Saturday, with 118 wins to their credit over the past five seasons.
- The class has contributed to three-straight regular season MAC championship, the 2023 tournament title, a win in the 2023 NCAA Tournament and a run to the 2024 WBIT quarterfinals.
- The class has pulled in awards including the 2021-22 MAC Sixth Player of the Year (Noveroske), two 2023 MAC All-Tournament Team selections (Cook, Mikonowicz) and several All-MAC honors.
- The class has also earned numerous academic awards, including CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-MAC.
Rebounding Rockets
- Toledo ranks 22nd in the country with a +7.8 rebounding margin.
- Toledo has out-rebounded 18 of its last 20 opponents dating back to Dec. 6.
- The Rockets out-rebounded Buffalo on Wednesday, 26-20. In the two matchups with the Bulls, Toledo totaled a +29 rebound margin on the glass.
Rockets on Home Court
- Toledo has won seven-straight games at Savage Arena and is 12-1 at home this season.
- The Rockets have pulled out several close victories at home this season, with five victories by less than five points, including the Rockets' last two victories.
- Toledo has averaged 4,326 fans this season, which ranks 29th in the country.
- Toledo has drawn over 4,000 fans in seven-straight home contests and 10 times this season.
Of Note
- Toledo has won 20 games for the fourth-straight season. UT last achieved four-straight seasons of at least 20 wins from 2009-10 through 2012-13.
- Toledo's defense has allowed fewer than 60 points eight times in 15 conference games.
- Sammi Mikonowicz is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (50.8%), ninth in free throw percentage (82.2%) and tied for eighth in rebound average (6.3). MIkonowicz's next point will mark 1,500 for her career, and she will become the 11th player in program history to reach the scoring milestone.
- Khera Goss is fourth in the league in three-point percentage, shooting 41.1%.
- Kendall Carruthers sits seventh in the MAC in free throw percentage at 83.1%.
- Faith Fedd-Robinson is tied for ninth in the MAC with 18 blocked shots.
- Toledo has made at least 10 three-point field goals in four games this season, all coming in home contests.